Narrative:

During descent into a south american airport crew heard a loud bang; not knowing the source initially. After determining the bang was not engine or structure related the captain instructed the first officer to reduce his rate of descent and instructed him to use light braking upon landing resulting in a safe arrival. Post flight revealed that pallet position 11L had shifted forward into position 10L and was free floating within these two positions. Pallet position 11L was not properly secured into position at our departure station.our current policy is that an authorized trained individual inspect all cargo compartments and sign the load planning form before every departure. The load planning form is written in the english language and maybe some of our foreign stations do not understand the responsibility incurred when signing this document as stated on the bottom of the form. As a solution I would recommend a more stringent background check of individuals during hiring at our foreign stations that are assigned to this duty as well as their ability to read and write both the english and spanish language properly and also establish a more frequent recurrent training program for this sensitive position.another major concern amongst the crews is the possibility of a foreign terror cell infiltrating this sensitive position and enabling a catastrophic event as a result of slackened hiring processes at our foreign stations.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-30 Flight Engineer reported a loose cargo container was moving between its intended location and the next station forward. Used the opportunity to address his concerns regarding sensitive ground crew hiring practices at foreign destinations and the need for recurrent training in security procedures for those positions.

Narrative: During descent into a South American airport crew heard a loud bang; not knowing the source initially. After determining the bang was not engine or structure related the captain instructed the First Officer to reduce his rate of descent and instructed him to use light braking upon landing resulting in a safe arrival. Post flight revealed that pallet position 11L had shifted forward into position 10L and was free floating within these two positions. Pallet position 11L was not properly secured into position at our departure station.Our current policy is that an authorized trained individual inspect all cargo compartments and sign the Load Planning Form before every departure. The load planning form is written in the English language and maybe some of our foreign stations do not understand the responsibility incurred when signing this document as stated on the bottom of the form. As a solution I would recommend a more stringent background check of individuals during hiring at our foreign stations that are assigned to this duty as well as their ability to read and write both the English and Spanish language properly and also establish a more frequent recurrent training program for this sensitive position.Another major concern amongst the Crews is the possibility of a foreign terror cell infiltrating this sensitive position and enabling a catastrophic event as a result of slackened hiring processes at our foreign stations.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.